IBM Cognos 8 has the same functionality and components as Cognos Series 7. But all the components were created from scratch and new component were added.
In the table below shows the comparison of Cognos 7 and Cognos 8 BI tools and applications. You'll see: Cognos 8 is a completely different product than Cognos 7.
Products comparison: Cognos Series 7 to IBM Cognos 8 BI | ||
Cognos series 7 |
IBM Cognos 8 BI |
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Cognos PowerPlay |
BI Mobile Analysis (PowerPlay) |
Desktop Query and Analysis tool |
Cognos PowerPlay Web |
Analysis Studio |
Web-based multidimensional analysis |
PowerPlay Excel |
IBM Cognos 8 BI Analysis for Microsoft Excel |
MS Office / Spredsheet integration |
Impromptu |
ReportNet (Report Studio + Query Studio) |
Reporting |
Upfront |
Cognos Connection |
Web Portal |
Visualizer |
GO! Dashboard / Report Studio |
Visual dashboards |
DecisionStream |
Data Manager |
ETL & Data integraion tool |
Impromptu Administrator |
Framework Manager |
Modeling framework |
PowerPlay Transformer |
Transformer |
Cube modeling and creation |
Metrics Manager |
Metrics Studio |
Scorecarding |
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Metrics Designer |
Scorecard modeling |
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GO! Office |
Import and export content to Cognos Connection |
Visualizer |
Map Manager |
Create geographic metric info models |
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GO! NOW |
Realtime reporting |
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TM1 |
In-memory cubes application |
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Business Viewpoint |
Maintain, govern and share common data dimensions |
PowerPlay Web |
PowerPlay Studio |
Web-based multidimensional analysis |
Noticecast |
Event Studio |
Business activity monitoring |
Planning (Analyst, Contributor) |
Planning (Analyst, Contributor) |
Planning, budgeting, forecasting |
Controller |
Controller |
Consolidation |